Morphometric studies of neonatal estrogen imprinting in the mature mouse prostate

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-48

  Singh, J ^a   Handelsman, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032806836     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1620039     Document Type: Article

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